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Rajin

Rason · North Korea
City population
66,224
#43
in North Korea
#1
in Rason
#8,685
worldwide
PyongyangRajin
42.256, 130.283 · 524 km from Pyongyang
Share of North Korea
0.2%
Of the national population
Elevation
16 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Distance to capital
To Pyongyang
Time zone
Asia/Pyongyang
IANA zone identifier

About Rajin

Rajin is a city in Rason, North Korea with a population of 66,224. It is the 43rd largest of the 96 cities of 15,000 or more listed in North Korea, and the 8,685th largest worldwide. It lies 524 km from Pyongyang.

Position in North Korea
#43of 96
LargestSmallest
Position in Rason
#1of 2
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Region
Rason
Rank in region
#1of 2
Coordinates
42.256, 130.283
Record updated
14 April 2026
Entry edited, not measured

City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.

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All 96 in North Korea

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